Decorative candle support



y 3, 1950 J. WALKER 2,508,933

I DECORATIVE CANDLE SUPPORT Filed Oct. 11, 3.946

Patented May 23, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE DECORATIVE CANDLE SUPPORT Jessie Robinson Walker, Los Angeles, Calif. Application October 11, 1946, Serial No; 702,726

' 1- Claim. (01. 6723) The present invention relatesto a candle sup-- port which at the same time serves as a decoration.

An object of the present invention is to provide an improved candle support which serves to maintain a candle in an upright position even though the candle stick is subjected to temperatures which otherwise would cause the candle stick to bend and assume. an unsightly appearance.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an improved candle support which may be used over and over again and which when in use adds a decorative note to the surroundings.

The features of the present invention which are believed to be novel are set forth with particularity in the appended claim. This invention itself, both as to its organization and manner of operation, together with further objects and advantages thereof, may be best understood by reference to the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 shows a decorative candle support embodying the present invention mounted on a candle stick.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 22 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 isa sectional view taken substantially on line 33 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a plan view of a portion of the candle support before it is formed into the shape shown in Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a view in end elevation of the member shown in Figure 4 and the dotted lines thereon indicate the manner in which the member in full lines is subsequently formed to produce a portion of the structure shown in Figure 1.

Figure 6 is a view of another candle support embodying the present invention but for the sake of showing more clearly the structure thereof, some of the flower decorations normally thereon, are removed.

Figure '7 is a sectional view taken substantially on line 1-1 of Figure 6.

The decorative candle support With the ornamentation and wax drip catcher thereon may be of plastic material, glass, carved wood, cast or wrought metal, or composition material but I prefer at this time to make the support entirely of earthenware material such as clay which is suitably fired in elevated temperatures preferably with glaze material thereon; although, the entire article, if desired, may be fired without initially applying glaze material thereto. Also,

such earthenware material may include porcelain and china.

Figure 6 shows the preferred embodiment of the present invention with some of the flower decorations removed to more clearly show the basic supporting structure. In Figure 6, the candle support having the general reference numeral l0, comprises; a hollow cylindrical member 'H with openings l2, [3 extending through,

and with flower decorations M, a candle dripcatcher I5 integrally formed therewith. It is within the scope of the present invention to use other types of decorations as well, and such decorations may be in the nature of representations of fruit, vegetables, fish, birds, animals etc.

The inner diameter of the cylindrical member H is substantially equal to the diameter of the wax candle upon which it is mounted, the mounting being performed by threading the candle therethrough, so that the support I!) is positioned at the lower end of the andle near the candle stick l6 and preferably with the lower end I! in abutment with the candlestick l6 whereby at least some of the weight of the support It] is carried directly by the candlestick 16.

Of importance is the fact, that the support In maintains the shape of the wax candle even though the wax of the candle becomes soft under the influence of heat produced either by burning of the candle, by sunlight or by ambient temperatures. For this purpose, the support In is made relatively long whereby a relatively long length of the candle may be braced and the support is made of a material which may be in the class enumerated above including clay which maintains its form under all conditions, and especially when it is subjected to immediate contact with molten wax. One advantage of the use of fired clay or other non-burnable or nonscorchable material, as contemplated in some of the difierent embodiments of the present invention is that when perchance, the candle is allowed to burn sufliciently low to cause immediate contact of the candle name with the support ID, no permanent damage results to the support. Under such conditions, the candle support I0 is not damaged and may be used over and over again on different candles after the preceding candle is expended.

This preformed structure shown in Figure 4 is then made into a hollow cylindrical candle supporting structure by forming it into the shape indicated in dotted lines in Figure 5 and by kneading the abutting ends of the plastic material together at the seam 25 so that eventually there is no seam 25 in the completed structure. Thereafter, clay flowers 26, 21 or other decorations in the form of so-called slip material are affixed to the circular strips 2|, 22 and then the composite structure is fired at a relatively high temperature to produce the finished article of decorative appearance having the capability of being used over and over again to maintain candles in upright position.

Although. the support shown in Figure 6 has openings [2, 13 in the wall thereofwhereby a portion of the candle in the support [0 may be viewed to thereby provide a pleasing contrast in colors between the color of the candle and the;

color of the support I0, these openings l2, l3 may be omitted if desired. In any case, flower decorations M are formed integrally with the;

These flower d'echollow cylindrical portion H. orations l4 may be of the same size, type and appearance as existing natural flowers and in the gladiolus shown in Figure 6-, the filaments thereof may comprise a cluster of straight pieces of wires: 20, each having their inner end embedded in the material.

In order to prevent molten wax from anburning candle from running down over the decorative support, a wax' drip catcher l 5- may be integrally formed at the upper end of the, cylindrical member II. This wax catcher l5= iscup-shaped. as:-indicatedin- Figure '7 and preferably the wall. thereof isundulatory in nature to provide a. pleasing, appearance in harmony with the floral decorations.v

The candle support may take; other forms: and. In the arrangement shown in- Figures ess need not be performed and the component parts of the support may be molded, cast, carved, wrought, formed or worked into final shape by other processes and the particular process described above is but one example of the manner in which the support may be made.

While the particular embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that changes andmodifications may be made without departing from this invention in its broader aspects and, therefore, the aim in the appended claim is to cover all such changes and modifications as: fall within the true spirit and scope of this invention.

I claim? An} article of manufacture consisting of spaced, rigid, integral, tubular sleeve-like members arra-nged to-extend around and frictionally engage a candle extending therethrough and beyond both ends thereof, lattice like rigid means extending between and integrally attached to said tubular members, said means being arranged to lie against the surface of thecandleand, uniting, said tubular membersinto a rigid unitary structure adapted tolstiifen the candle therein, and decorative means attached to the outer surface of said unitary structure.

JESSIE ROBINSON WALKER.

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